In 2001, it became Maverick Films which was
founded by Madonna and Guy
Oseary. The company develops and supports independent
producers, who are encouraged to find, acquire and develop a broad
range of properties that appeal to their individual artistic and
commercial tastes. This approach has enabled Maverick to place
nearly a dozen projects in various stages of development with major
and mini-major motion picture studios. The company has had moderate
success with motion pictures such as Agent Cody
Banks and television drama The Riches. [1]

As of June 2004, Madonna no longer owns any interest in the
company as she was bought out as the result of a lawsuit between
Maverick and Warner Music Group. [4] She
currently develops movies through her production company, Semtex Films. [5]

Dissolution and relaunch

Oseary resigned from the company in August 2008 and Mark Morgan
relaunched Maverick Films under a new name, Imprint Entertainment.
Morgan has acquired sole ownership of Maverick's current projects
and development. Oseary, however, has retained rights to the
Maverick name and will still get a production credit on any film
and TV projects that were already in development before his
departure. As part of the change, Morgan has brought aboard Becker
Entertainment principal Michael Becker, who will be a partner. The
addition of Becker means Imprint is also expanding into talent
management.[6]

Maverick/Imprint already had more than two dozen projects in
various stages, including the 2008 feature Twilight, based on the
bestselling novel. In post-production is the Nelson
McCormick-helmed The Stepfather for Screen Gems and the MGM project Hit and
Run, starring Laura Breckenridge. Other productions are
The Stanford Prison Experiment, directed by Christopher McQuarrie and the Chris Columbus film Percy Jackson and
the Lightning Thief based on the Rick Riordan book series, for Fox Searchlight Pictures. .[7]

Maverick's TV
production division will also now become Imprint Television.[8]